Company Wins Awards for US- Payment Solutions Provider of the Year and US-Scale-up Company of the Year
MIAMI, FL, Dec. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE – Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) (“Net Element” or the “Company”), a global technology and value-added solutions group that supports electronic payments acceptance in a multi-channel environment including point-of-sale (“POS”), e-commerce, and mobile devices, today announced that it won two categories at ACQ5 Global Awards 2018 and that its CEO Oleg Firer was named “Gamechanger of the Year”.
The ACQ5 Global Awards celebrate the achievement, innovation, and brilliance of outstanding organizations and individuals across the globe. Chosen by members of the industry itself, award winners selected from more than 75,000 nominations include industry leaders, eminent individuals, exemplary teams, and distinguished firms who have had the greatest impact in their industry and represent the benchmark of achievement, professionalism and best practices.
Net Element’s ACQ5 Global Awards 2018 were:
- US - Payment Solutions Provider of the year
- US - Scale-up Company of the year (Payment Solutions)
- US - Gamechanger of the year, Oleg Firer
“Our goal at Net Element is to be exactly as represented by the award we won - a gamechanger for the payments services industry by providing our merchants with seamless multi-channel payment solutions, value added services and creating value for our shareholders,” said Oleg Firer, CEO of Net Element. “We are honored and proud to be recognized by ACQ5 Global for the work we’re doing.”
About ACQ5 Global Awards
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About Net Element
Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added services platform for small to medium enterprise ("SME") in the U.S. and selected emerging markets. In the U.S., the Company aims to grow transactional revenue by innovating SME productivity services using various technology solutions and Aptito, our cloud-based, restaurant and retail point-of-sale solution. Internationally, Net Element's strategy is to leverage its omni-channel platform to deliver flexible offerings to emerging markets with diverse banking, regulatory and demographic conditions. Net Element was ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in North America on Deloitte's 2017 and 2018 Technology Fast 500™. In 2017 we were recognized by South Florida Business Journal as one of 2016's fastest-growing technology companies. Further information is available at www.NetElement.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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